Question

someone who farmed the land owned by the lords in the system of feudalism. serfs merchants vassals which of the following best describes social mobility in the feudal system? people could easily move between social classes based on merit and strength social classes were fluid and changed frequently depending on the economy social mobility was extremely limited, people usually remained in the class they were born into why were many english nobles unhappy with king john before the magna carta was signed? he gave them too much power and work to do he lowered taxes for peasants across the continent he lost costly wars and raised taxes without consulting them

Explanation:

• First Question: In feudalism, serfs were tied to the land owned by lords and worked it. Merchants were involved in trade, and vassals were those who held land (fiefs) from lords in exchange for military service.
• Second Question: Feudal society had a rigid class structure. People were usually born into a class (like nobility, clergy, or peasantry/serfs) and stayed there. There was little social mobility based on merit or economic changes in a way that allowed easy movement between major classes.
• Third Question: King John lost costly wars (like the loss of Normandy) and then raised taxes without proper consultation (as per feudal customs where lords should be consulted). He didn't give nobles too much power (he was centralizing power which they disliked) and lowering taxes for peasants wasn't a main issue that angered nobles.

Answer:

• First Question: Serfs
• Second Question: Social mobility was extremely limited, people usually remained in the class they were born into
• Third Question: He lost costly wars and raised taxes without consulting them